Dear Marilyn, I am a 36-year-old woman, and a mother of four. My husband of 18 years has been having an affair for the last several years of our marriage. It’s kind of […]
Dear Mari: Who’s to blame for his affair?
Irreverent fun as “Dog Sees God” at GWC
By Thom deMartino Sometimes the tarnishing of childhood icons is a necessary part of growing up. In “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” at the Stage West Theater at Golden […]
Retorts: Pull together is the Main thing
Is “downtown” Main Street in Garden Grove ready for its moment? Hope so, because it’s here. Whether the property owners and business operators in the city’s central business district will step up […]
Dear Mari: Giving him money is a gamble
Dear Marilyn, My brother is addicted to gambling. When he was younger, it was really bad. He stole from my mother and my sisters. My dad kicked him out of our house […]
Angels 2017: Getting closer to heaven
There’s a billboard on the Orange (57) Freeway with an image of an Angels’ baseball player and the slogan, “Prove them wrong.” What a great slogan for the 2017 edition of the […]
Retorts: The limitations of demonstrations
When I was in college, I ran into a bunch of guys who fancied themselves as Communists with a capital “C.” They carried copies of Mao’s famous “Little Red Book” and had […]
Dear Mari: Get the old grump some pals
Dear Marilyn, I am 25 years old, I’m married, and I have two beautiful children, ages 2 ½ and 14 months. Sometimes I feel like I have another child…my father-in-law. We’ll call […]
Long history, long bar at The Longboard
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano We’re suckers for local history, and doubly so for small, independent eateries with lots of personality and good food. All that describes The Longboard Restaurant & Pub […]
Retorts: Cheesy thinking about St. Marc
Restaurants in the crowded eatery market of downtown Huntington Beach put out a lot of effort to attract and keep customers. Have an unpleasant experience and there are dozens, perhaps hundreds of […]
Dear Mari: Lend a hand with Easter dinner
Dear Marilyn, Every year it has been our family tradition to go to my grandmother’s house for Easter dinner. She cooks and bakes and we have many wonderful family memories of Easter […]
